That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, 1 his head．
Hearing her husband back, Kay 2 out of the kitchen, but to her 3 , Joe sat still,
without 4 ．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug．Immediately Kay 5 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 6 news?”
“Well, I have to say that things are not in our 7 ．It seems that I have no 8 to defeat my opponent (对手)．He’s much more 9 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a 10 job．Many signs show that he’s in the 11．”
“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own 12 ．You’re in your forties at the best age for a man．You’re new, so people have reasons to 13 you to do better．So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 14”
Their next three weeks were spent 15 different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings．Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door, 16 their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”
The night before the 17 vote, the whole Hart family were too 18 to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their 19 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all 20 and burst into tears．
Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．
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(答案→)C
解析：文章讲述了Joe本来对自己的选举没有信心，因为对手是个很有经验的人。而在她妻子和家人的鼓励下，他们发挥他们的优势最终取得竞选成功的事情。
【小题1】从前文可知Joe很晚回家，非常累，坐在窗户旁边。从四个选项看 A.举起 B.提高、抚养C.悬垂着 D.梳理 可知应为无精打采的悬着头，故选C
【小题2】他的妻子Kay，走出厨房，故选 A
【小题3】to her surprise令她惊讶的是，从后文可知，Joe 仍然坐在那里不动，故选C
【小题4】从后文可知，在平时，他会主动和妻子打招呼，可这次没有动，故选B
【小题5】Kay意识到有一些不同，故选B
【小题6】从前文Joe的表现及后文他的话语中，可知是个坏消息，才会是Joe 垂头丧气，故选D
【小题7】in our favor 对我们受益，固定词组。情况对我们不利，故选A
【小题8】我没有机会打败我的对手，chance 机会，故选C
【小题9】从后文可知，因为他在这个职位已经近4年了，可知他是更有经验的，故选B
【小题10】根据前一句，他经验丰富，人们也认为他做的很好，故选A
【小题11】in the lead 领先、率先，固定词组，很多迹象表明他领先着，故选C
【小题12】从后文妻子鼓励中可知，我们有我们自己的优势，故选D
【小题13】从妻子的鼓励话语中可知人们有理由期望你的做的更好，故选B。A 强迫；C 命令。
【小题14】从前文可知，谁是你们更好的选择，故选A。此处不能选leader，因为从后文看并不是选领导人，而是选法官。
【小题15】接下来的三周，他们去拜访了不同的邻居，故选B
【小题16】从前文看，他们全家出动，都重复着一句话“请给Joe投票”，故选B
【小题17】后文可知是在最后投票前的晚上，故选A
【小题18】他们都在等结果，所以整个家庭太焦急而难以入睡，故选C
【小题19】在最终结果出来前，他们的心都提到嗓子眼上了，故选D
【小题20】从最后一段可知他们获胜了，Joe成为了美国德克萨斯州的主审法官，可知他们高兴的跳起来，故选D